The Mystery of God (Part 4)

This is a string of short post demonstrating that the Mystery of God spoken of in Revelation 10 is the fulfillment of out gospel. It is revealed in chapter 10 that there will be no more delay and during the days when the last trumpet is to sound the mystery of God will be fulfilled.

But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”[1]

This a the third post demonstrating from scripture that this portion in Revelation points to the day when our gospel will be accomplished. Many think that are gospel is accomplished and this at the cross, but it isn’t. For instance who has taken on their heavenly body and become like the man from heaven?

I have been demonstrating that Paul clearly taught that this mystery was started before time began. That it will be accomplished in the last days. That it was preached by the prophets and of course it impacts us.

Below is a complete break down of Col 1:10-28 pertaining to the mystery. Don’t forget to look at the other scripture in parts 1-3.

# Glorious riches of the saints (hope held out in the gospel)

a. Inheritance

b. Rescued

c. Brought into His Kingdom

d. Redemption and the forgiveness of sin

e. The church is His body

f. Christ first born from the dead

g. In Christ the fullness of God dwells

h. Through Christ to reconcile all things

i. Made peace through His blood

j. Reconciled to God through Christ

k. Presented holy and blameless

Paul commissioned to preach this mystery

Mystery hidden in past ages

Mystery know made know to the saints

Made known to the gentiles

Mystery summarized is Christ in us

(Col 1:10 NIV) And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(Col 1:11 NIV) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully(Col 1:12 NIV) giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the a. inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.(Col 1:13 NIV) b. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and c. brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,(Col 1:14 NIV) in whom d. we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.(Col 1:15 NIV) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.(Col 1:16 NIV) For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.(Col 1:17 NIV) He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.(Col 1:18 NIV) And e. he is the head of the body, the church; f. he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.(Col 1:19 NIV) g. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,(Col 1:20 NIV) and h. through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by i. making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.(Col 1:21 NIV) Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.(Col 1:22 NIV) j. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to k. present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation–(Col 1:23 NIV) if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from thehope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(Col 1:24 NIV) Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.(Col 1:25 NIV) 1. I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness–(Col 1:26 NIV) 2. the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations,3. but is now disclosed to the saints.(Col 1:27 NIV) 4. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the # glorious riches of 5. this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.(Col 1:28 NIV) We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.[2]

Paul list all these things that has been a mystery and is now revealed, which is Christ our hope. He says to the believer that all this will apply to us if we hold firm and are not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This mystery is our hope as Christians.

Next week we will look at this hope and how it impacts what we read in Revelation 10. You will see scripture clearly teaches our gospel is not accomplished at present, but it will be when the last trumpet sounds.